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A review by dnemec
Dark Screams: Volume Eight by Frank Darabont, Benjamin Percy, Brian James Freeman, Bentley Little, Glen Hirshberg, Richard Chizmar, Kealan Patrick Burke, Billie Sue Mosiman
3.0
This is my fourth foray into the Dark Screams series. As usual, it is a great mix of authors, both known and unknown, and an interesting mix of stories.
Tumor by Benjamin Percy is an interesting little story about a man and his brain tumor.
The Boy by Bentley Little is a twisted take on suburban living and outcasts.
However for me the standout was Frank Darabont's Walpuski's Typewriter. Most people recognize the name from film, not story writing. I don't think I even knew he wrote (besides screenplays, that is). The imagery in Walpuski's Typewriter was great - the old man, the typewriter's death, the demon's installation - all incredibly vivid. He was awfully funny, too. At the risk of giving something away, let's just say it's worth the time.
Tumor by Benjamin Percy is an interesting little story about a man and his brain tumor.
The Boy by Bentley Little is a twisted take on suburban living and outcasts.
However for me the standout was Frank Darabont's Walpuski's Typewriter. Most people recognize the name from film, not story writing. I don't think I even knew he wrote (besides screenplays, that is). The imagery in Walpuski's Typewriter was great - the old man, the typewriter's death, the demon's installation - all incredibly vivid. He was awfully funny, too. At the risk of giving something away, let's just say it's worth the time.